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*[https://archive.org/details/delhipastandpre00fansgoog ''Delhi Past and Present''] by H C Fanshawe, Bengal Civil Service, retired. 1902 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/delhipastandpre00fansgoog ''Delhi Past and Present''] by H C Fanshawe, Bengal Civil Service, retired. 1902 Archive.org
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=27 "Delhi District"] page 5 ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1'' by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=27 "Delhi District"] page 5 ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1'' by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library
*[https://archive.org/details/b28145860  ''At work : letters of Marie Elizabeth Hayes, M.B. Missionary Doctor Delhi, 1905-8''] 1909 Archive.org
*''Delhi: Its Story and Buildings'' by H Sharp [Sir Henry Sharp], 1921 is available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. [http://www.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/529361 Pdf download]. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.529361 Archive.org mirror version]
*''Delhi: Its Story and Buildings'' by H Sharp [Sir Henry Sharp], 1921 is available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. [http://www.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/529361 Pdf download]. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.529361 Archive.org mirror version]
*[http://jramc.bmj.com/content/46/3/214.full.pdf  "A Few Stations In India"] by Mrs. H. V. Bagshawe. ''Journal of the  Royal Army Medical Corps ''1926;46:3 214-223.  The author was the wife of a medical officer in the RAMC who was based at [[Jullunder]], [[Dalhousie]] and  New Cantonments Delhi.
*[http://jramc.bmj.com/content/46/3/214.full.pdf  "A Few Stations In India"] by Mrs. H. V. Bagshawe. ''Journal of the  Royal Army Medical Corps ''1926;46:3 214-223.  The author was the wife of a medical officer in the RAMC who was based at [[Jullunder]], [[Dalhousie]] and  New Cantonments Delhi.

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Delhi
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 28.656233°N 77.241066°E″ E
Altitude: 239 m (784 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Delhi
State/Province: National Capital Region
Country: India
Transport links
East Indian Railway
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Great Indian Peninsula Railway
North Western Railway
Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
Southern Punjab Railway
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places of interest during the British period
Delhi



Delhi, the ancient capital of the Moghul Empire, succeeded Calcutta as the capital of British India in 1911. It was the pre-eminent commercial and railway centre of the Punjab, more important than Lahore. It was the headquarters of Delhi District in the Delhi Division of Punjab Province during the British period.


Military history

Battle of Delhi 1803
Relief of Delhi 1804
Delhi Massacre May 1857
Siege of Delhi 1857 – Subzee Mundee 9 June 1857
Siege of Delhi 1857 - Metcalfe House 12 June 1857
Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery 17 June 1857
Siege of Delhi 1857 - Ochterlony Garden 19 June 1857
Recapture of Delhi Sept 1857

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Delhi
Variants: Dilli

Also see

FIBIS Resources

Cemeteries

Also see "Historical books online", below

External Links

"Lutyens and Baker: A Friendship That Faltered on Raisina Hill" by Shashank Shekhar Sinha 06/08/2017 thewire.in.

Historical books online

Punjab District Gazetteers Vol.V A. Delhi District 1912. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Archive.org mirror version.